Month: June 2024

Our community garden now has water!!

We now have water supply at our native plant and pollinator garden.  The garden is located on the left side of Newman’s Neck Road as you enter the neighborhood; it was established by the efforts of Sue Mc. in early 2019.

Since the garden was established the only way to water the plants was to load buckets of water into a vehicle, fill them, drive to the side of the road, then carry and dump the buckets into a galvanized cattle trough in the garden (see a photo on the garden page).

Now, thanks to six of our neighbors who volunteered time and labor, there is a frost-free hydrant at the garden with water available year-round.

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

  • Frank G and Joe Mc for designing, planning, and engineering the project as well as supervising and doing a lot of manual labor.
  • Joe Mc whose tractor and trencher saved us from having to dig a 500-foot long trench – and thanks to Joe Mc for his help with planning the project.
  • Mike C, Seth C, Bruce H, and Joe S all of whom — along with Frank G and Joe Mc — provided the labor for the project.